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paridevehi

parideva

masc instr pl of parideva (noun); masc abl pl of parideva (noun)

1. wailing; crying; lamentation; lit. lamenting all around

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, completely
  Prefix marking completeness and totality by going all the way round. Works like Greek peri- (perimeter).
• dev — root · cry, lament
  Root expressing vocal expression and lamentation. Extended from the sense of appearing or shining (to make oneself heard or visible).
• a — stem · (stem formant)
  Nominal stem-formant creating a masculine noun.
• hi — ending · instrumental/ablative plural
  Dual case ending marking either the instrument with which (instrumental) or the source from which (ablative) the action occurs, in plural form.

Analysis. pari- (around, all the way round) + deva (crying, lamentation): lamenting that goes all around, complete wailing.

Etymology. pari- + √div (to shine, appear, be visible; extended to vocal expression). The root div underlies deva (crying) and Sanskrit deva (god, shining one); the prefix pari- (around, completely) intensifies the sense to mean lamenting on all sides, thorough wailing. Related to English dive and Latin divus.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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